MySQL in Perplexity: Query Your Data from the Perplexity AI AI
CorpusIQ connects MySQL to Perplexity through the Model Context Protocol, so you can query your mysql data directly from Perplexity using plain English. Perplexity sees live data through a read-only OAuth connection. CorpusIQ never writes back, never stores your data, and never trains models on your content. ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity all work on the same subscription, starting at $29.95 per month on the Solo plan.
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Example prompt in Perplexity
Show me the top 10 customers by revenue this quarter.
What you can ask Perplexity about your MySQL data
Every question below pulls live data through the MCP connection and returns a cited answer with a link back to the exact record in MySQL.
How MySQL connects to Perplexity
Authorize CorpusIQ via OAuth in under two minutes. Read-only scope only. CorpusIQ cannot modify, move, or delete any data.
Remote MCP server connection from the Perplexity interface.
Perplexity returns an answer that links back to the exact MySQL record. Every claim is traceable.
What CorpusIQ can and cannot do with your MySQL account
The OAuth connection is read-only. Exact scope is enumerated below so there are no surprises after authorization.
- ✓Tables, views, and columns the connection user is authorized for
- ✓Aggregated query results and row samples
- ✓Schema metadata (column names, types, indexes)
- ✓Stored functions exposed to the role
- ✓Database name explicitly configured at connect time
- ✗Modify, create, move, or delete records in your account
- ✗Retain or cache your data after the query returns
- ✗Train AI models on your content
- ✗Share data with third parties outside the LLM vendor processing the query
- ✗INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, REPLACE, or any write SQL
- ✗Modify schema (CREATE, ALTER, DROP, TRUNCATE)
- ✗Change role privileges or GRANT statements
Read the full security controls and pricing.
Why use CorpusIQ for this
- ✓Read-only OAuth. CorpusIQ never writes back to your connected tools.
- ✓25+ connectors supported, not just this one.
- ✓Works with ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity on the same subscription.
- ✓DEKRA CASA Tier 2 certified, hosted on Microsoft Azure.
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Frequently asked questions
Yes. CorpusIQ connects MySQL to Perplexity through the Model Context Protocol. Perplexity reads your MySQL data through a read-only OAuth scope that CorpusIQ requests on your behalf. Remote MCP server connection from the Perplexity interface.
No. CorpusIQ processes each query ephemerally and discards the response after the answer is returned. MySQL content is never copied, cached, or used to train models.
No. The OAuth scope is read-only. CorpusIQ cannot write back to MySQL, and the MCP tool set exposed to Perplexity contains no write verbs for this connector.
No. The same CorpusIQ subscription exposes MySQL to ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity. Use whichever LLM you prefer; CorpusIQ serves the same tool surface to all three through MCP.
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